In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oxwick like this:
OXWICK, a parish in Mitford district, Norfolk; 4 miles S by W of Fakenham r. station. Post-town, Litcham, under Swaffham. Acres, 719. Real property, with Pattesley, £1, 883. Pop. of O. alone, 66. Houses, 14. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £234. Patron, E. Blake, Esq. The church is old; and consists of nave and chancel, with bell-turret. Charities, £9.
Oxwick through time
Oxwick is now part of Breckland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Breckland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Oxwick itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oxwick, in Breckland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1681
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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